"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.